Friday, June 17, 2011
Reading: Mark 4:26-34
Reflection: I have linked these passages together in my comments because both of them deal with God's kingdom. As I was reading them, my thoughts went back to Amy and I trying to grow a garden in South Dakota. No matter what we did, we could never manage to get a harvest. Either the heat dried out the plants, or the hail tore them apart, or the insects ate the leaves, or some other problem would destroy our crop. I guess we just aren't very good at gardening. But, as I read these parables, two things came to mind. In the first one, the growth is not only beyond the control of the one who scatters the seed, but the growth is inevitable. God's kingdom is expanding...and no one can stop its advancing impact. In the second parable, we see that the kingdom may start small, but will one day grow into a mighty movement. In both cases, the kingdom will certainly grow. Maybe that is a reminder to me to make sure I scatter the seeds of the gospel and then get out of the way so that it can grow. After all, it's not my job to make the kingdom grow...or to determine the scope of its expansion. It's only my job to faithfully scatter the seeds and watch God go to work. So, let's scatter some seeds about today.
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